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By Sohail Jaffer Commenting on the sharp decline in European banks’ share prices in the early weeks of 2016, which it described as a “concern”, the IMF advised that “a robust banking sector is required to support investment and economic recovery”. Islamic finance is in many respects ideally positioned to buttress the rejuvenation of the …

By Philip King and John Kennedy Successful merger integrations come from developing an M&A “playbook” that provides a set of guidelines, templates, checklists, and frameworks to better plan and manage integration activities. While every merger

Interview with Ian Brooks Ian Brooks is the CEO of Highworth and the Chairman of Mutual Trust. He has spent almost twenty years in the Trust and Corporate sector, and has over 25 years in service industries in the Middle East, Far East and Europe. In this

By Mike Armstrong, William Engelbrecht & Eamonn Kelly The rise of business ecosystems is compelling strategists to value assets according to an additional calculus, often generating different conclusions about what should be owned. You might also like:

Scott Davis of UPS, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo, Joe Kaeser of Siemens AG, and Gregory Hayes of United Technologies: they’re just a few of the high-profile CFOs who became CEOs in recent years. And although most CFOs don’t get tapped to lead their

By X. Paul Humbert and Robert C. Mastice In their latest publication entitled Playbook for Managing Supply Chain Transactions with Desktop Tools, References and Sample Forms, the authors highlight the need for a well-defined methodology for entering into and

By Sherilyn Casiano In the traditional conversation about wealth management most of the discussion revolves around a wealth adviser’s creative and skillful strategies and the products to deliver on those strategies. But for wealthy families, there is a

Setting business strategy used to be as simple as defining what the organization wanted to achieve and then laying out the steps to get there. Management used this plan to set priorities, allocate resources, assess operations, align employees, and satisfy

By Ian Brooks, Chairman, Mutual Trust This version of a familiar saying sums up the present situation for many around the world. In this article, Ian Brooks examines current taxation systems and argues that, whilst it may not be a clear and present danger,

By Saul Estrin Professor Saul Estrin examines China’s growth as a global leader, and its growing global reach resulting from Foreign Direct Investment. As well as attracting inbound investment from abroad China is now becoming a major global player in

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